Waring is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in northwestern Kendall County,

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, United States. It lies along local roads and the Guadalupe River, northwest of the city of Boerne, the

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of Kendall County. Its elevation is 1,345 feet (410 m). Although Waring is unincorporated, it has a

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, with the ZIP code of 78074; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 78074 had a population of 59 at the 2000 census. The community is part of the

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. Founded in 1887 by R.P.M. Waring, the community was named for its founder's hometown of Waringford in Ireland; the name was not changed until 1901. From its foundation until service ceased in 1970, the community was a station on the Kerrville branch of the

San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway first began operation in the U.S. state of Texas in 1886. It was developed by Uriah Lott and businessmen of San Antonio as a direct route from the city to Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf coast. It was eventual ...

.Waring, Texas
Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-11. Accessed 2008-09-26.

Major roads

* Waring Welfare Road * Farm to Market Road 1621

Gallery

Image: Waring School2 (1 of 1).jpg, Waring School Image: Waring Church (1 of 1).jpg, Waring Church Image: Waring Building (1 of 1).jpg, Office building

References

External links

Profile of Waring
from the Handbook of Texas Online Unincorporated communities in Kendall County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas Greater San Antonio Populated places on the Guadalupe River (Texas) {{KendallCountyTX-geo-stub